Federal judge upholds verdicts of 4 men in plot to blow up NYC synagogues

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Wed May-04-11 12:03 PM
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Federal judge upholds verdicts of 4 men in plot to blow up NYC synagogues

Source: Associated Press

NEW YORK � A federal judge has upheld the verdicts of four men convicted of plotting to blow up New York City synagogues and shoot down military planes.

But Judge Colleen McMahon also scolded the government for presenting a case that relied on an FBI informant whose methods she suggested bordered on entrapment.

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The men � James Cromitie, David Williams, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen � were arrested in 2009. They were found guilty of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction and other charges.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/federal_judge_upholds_verdicts_of_4_men_in_plot_to_blow_up_nyc_synagogues/2011/05/04/AF5yE2lF_story.html

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